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EPISODE · Dec 3, 2025 · 8 MIN

Rhythm and Word - December 3, 2025

from The Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago · host Fourth Presbyterian Church

In this episode we are focusing on hope in exile. Today we specifically focus on the prophet Jeremiah and the boldness of promising those who are in exile that they will return home and the encouragement to continue living life to the fullest, even in a land and place they did not choose or want.   Matt Helms invites us to reflect on how God’s grace pushes and challenges us to expand our hearts and minds — not dividing this world into “friends” and “enemies,” but seeking to broaden our definition of neighbor.  That’s no small feat, and it won’t easily be done, but it is the base on which our collective hopes might begin to flourish — trying to build a world that cares for all people, one in which there is a future defined by hope over fear, and abundance over scarcity.  

In this episode we are focusing on hope in exile. Today we specifically focus on the prophet Jeremiah and the boldness of promising those who are in exile that they will return home and the encouragement to continue living life to the fullest, even in a land and place they did not choose or want.   Matt Helms invites us to reflect on how God’s grace pushes and challenges us to expand our hearts and minds — not dividing this world into “friends” and “enemies,” but seeking to broaden our definition of neighbor.  That’s no small feat, and it won’t easily be done, but it is the base on which our collective hopes might begin to flourish — trying to build a world that cares for all people, one in which there is a future defined by hope over fear, and abundance over scarcity.

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